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Many engineers reading this make a larger salary than these lawmakers. Maybe if the people deciding our laws made enough to not be woo’d by practically a $300
by jmoak3 4y ago
Many engineers reading this make a larger salary than these lawmakers.
Maybe if the people deciding our laws made enough to not be woo’d by practically a $300 gift card we’d at least make corruption more expensive.
- RajT88 4y agoNot taken into account that if they're not a millionaire when they enter congress, they tend to be by the time they leave. Because it's not insider trading if you're a congressman. It's total crap.
- WesternWind 4y agoYeah, though the actual pay isn't always enough to easily afford a home in your home state and a place in DC for those who aren't already rich.
- RajT88 4y agoThat's a fair point - DC property is so expensive, there's a sort of Democratic senator "frat house": https://www.cnn.com/2013/12/04/politics/real-alpha-house/index.html https://www.cnn.com/2013/12/04/politics/real-alpha-house/ind...
- lend000 4y agoWhy should lawmakers get rich at all? It's a public service and honor to hold that power -- an above average wage should be plenty reward (not to mention the millions of discretional fund most high profile offices come with).
- xboxnolifes 4y agoMaybe should be an honor, but it certainly isn't treated as such by near anyone. And it's not about why should they get rich. It's about aligning incentives. Relying on good will does not work long term.
- JohnFen 4y agoNeither does normalizing corruption.
- peteforde 4y agoI don't want you to be left with the sense that I'm arguing for corruption. This thread is social commentary on how pathetic it is that elected reps can be bought for so little. Sometimes, humor is hard on the internet.
- chucksta 4y agoHigh wage didn't stop pharma from getting to doctors
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- ericmcer 4y agoI think Bill Burr has a joke about how congress members are all making ~150k but somehow are multi-millionaires.